Beverly Gallagher

Sun Sentinel, 2008 file photo

Gallagher is charged with wire fraud by depriving citizens of her honest services, extortion under color of official right and bribery in connection with a program receiving more than $10,000 in federal money; Gallagher is accused of receiving $12,500. The Federal Complaint accuses Bev Gallagher of the following: extortion, wire fraud and bribery. A breakdown:  In 2005, Gallagher meets with undercover officers posing as businessmen wanting to school construction contracts. Gallagher told them "they could make a lot of money together."  In one meeting, she stuffed $2,000 in a day planner. In another, she brought her own envelope to a meeting, handing the agent an envelope she told him "you may want to see." Gallagher left with $1,500.  Gallagher helped steer a $71 million building contract for Hollywood Hills High School to a company that supposedly would hire a subcontractor represented by the undercover agents.  When the contract was awarded to them, she met with the agents at a Mexican restaurant to celebrate. The agent told Gallagher that they were going to make a lot of money. She mouthed: "I know."

Gallagher is charged with wire fraud by depriving citizens of her honest services, extortion under color of official right and bribery in connection with a program receiving more than $10,000 in federal money; Gallagher is accused of receiving $12,500. The Federal Complaint accuses Bev Gallagher of the following: extortion, wire fraud and bribery. A breakdown:  In 2005, Gallagher meets with undercover officers posing as businessmen wanting to school construction contracts. Gallagher told them "they could make a lot of money together."  In one meeting, she stuffed $2,000 in a day planner. In another, she brought her own envelope to a meeting, handing the agent an envelope she told him "you may want to see." Gallagher left with $1,500.  Gallagher helped steer a $71 million building contract for Hollywood Hills High School to a company that supposedly would hire a subcontractor represented by the undercover agents.  When the contract was awarded to them, she met with the agents at a Mexican restaurant to celebrate. The agent told Gallagher that they were going to make a lot of money. She mouthed: "I know." (Sun Sentinel, 2008 file photo)

Gallagher is charged with wire fraud by depriving citizens of her honest services, extortion under color of official right and bribery in connection with a program receiving more than $10,000 in federal money; Gallagher is accused of receiving $12,500. The Federal Complaint accuses Bev Gallagher of the following: extortion, wire fraud and bribery. A breakdown:  In 2005, Gallagher meets with undercover officers posing as businessmen wanting to school construction contracts. Gallagher told them "they could make a lot of money together."  In one meeting, she stuffed $2,000 in a day planner. In another, she brought her own envelope to a meeting, handing the agent an envelope she told him "you may want to see." Gallagher left with $1,500.  Gallagher helped steer a $71 million building contract for Hollywood Hills High School to a company that supposedly would hire a subcontractor represented by the undercover agents.  When the contract was awarded to them, she met with the agents at a Mexican restaurant to celebrate. The agent told Gallagher that they were going to make a lot of money. She mouthed: "I know."